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IT  is  within  the  power  of  the  American  Epis¬ 
copal  Church  to  makea  larger  contribution  to 
the  progress  and  welfare  of  the  American 
people  than  any  other  church.  The  Nation 
needs  her  balance,  her  reverence,  her  sane 
Americanism. 

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THE  Church, through  the  Board  of  Missions, 
is  giving  help  to  42  of  the  65  dioceses,  and 
to  19  missionary  districts,  on  the  North  Ameri¬ 
can  Continent.  This  means  that  the  privilege 
of  Christian  worship  is  extended  to  thousands 
of  people  who  would  otherwise  be  deprived  of  it. 
Moreover  they  are  being  aided  to  lay  sound 
moral  and  religious  foundations  in  many  new 
communities  in  the  great  commonwealths  of  the 
West  and  Southwest. 

Porto  Rico,  the  Panama  Canal  Zone,  the 
Hawaiian  Islands  and  the  Philippine  Islands 
are  part  of  the  Home  Field,  too,  because  over 
them  the  Flag  of  the  Nation  flies. 

The  roll  of  home  missionaries  includes  20 
bishops,  about  750  other  clergymen  and  450 
lay  workers — men  and  women. 


FOR  the  last  fiscal  year,  ending  September  i, 
1908,  the  Church  gave  $480,000  for  the 
Home  Work.  Still  greater  things  remain  to  be 
done  for  1908-9.  On  every  side  the  leaders  of 
the  campaign  are  moving  forward.  They  expect 
the  Church  to  stand  by  them.  They  will  need 
this  year  at  least  $550,000,  to  be  used  in  estab¬ 
lishing  the  Church  from  Maine  to  the  Philip¬ 
pines  and  from  Alaska  to  Porto  Rico.  The 
Watchword  is  “Extension  and  no  Debt.” 


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HAT  should  be  the  programme  for 
1908-9? 

1.  Larger  aid  for  the  Church  in  the  great 
West.  The  Mississippi  Valley  is  rapidly  be¬ 
coming  the  centre  of  population  and  power. 
Years  ago  the  Church  was  carried  into  this 
region  in  the  face  of  overwhelming  difficulties 
by  Chase,  Kemper,  Vail,  Clarkson,  Whipple 
and  other  pioneers.  Progress  has  been  made  in 
many  directions  but  much  remains  to  be  done. 
Churches  must  be  built;  men  are  needed  to 
begin  work  in  new  communities.  The  Church, 
through  the  Board  of  Missions,  is  aiding  16  of 
the  18  dioceses  in  this  region.  Help  given  now 
is  the  truest  economy  for  the  future. 

2.  Greater  facilities  for  carrying  the  Church 
to  the  Southern  Mountaineers.  There  are  more 
than  3,000,000  of  them.  For  years  they  were 
hidden  away  in  the  mountain  “coves”  and  neg¬ 
lected.  They  are  hungry  for  Christian  education 
and  Church  privileges.  Fine  work  is  being  done 
in  our  schools  and  mission  chapels,  but  they  are 
all  too  few. 


3.  Continued  effort  to  help  the  dependent 
peoples — the  Negroes  and  the  Indians — to 
Christian  living.  The  Negro  graduates  of  the  in¬ 
dustrial  and  other  schools  are  making  good  in 
every  day  life.  They  have  been  transferred  from 
thedangerous  class  to  the  helpfulclass.  No  gradu¬ 
ate  of  St.  Paul’s,  Lawrenceville,  has  ever  been 
convicted  of  crime.  What  university  can  show 
a  like  record?  The  90  Indian  congregations  of 
South  Dakota,  with  their  10,000  baptized 
members,  20  Indian  clergy,  60  Indian  catechists 
and  helpers  and  their  generous  offerings  for  their 
own  support  and  for  Church  Extension  show 
plainly  the  capacity  of  Indians  to  receive  and 
apply  the  Gospel. 

4.  Steady  following  of  the  receding  frontier. 
Alaska,  vast  in  area,  growing  in  population, 
rich  in  mines  and  fisheries,  is  a  mission  field  of 
promise  and  importance.  Undaunted  by  physical 
obstacles,  Bishop  Rowe  and  his  helpers  are 
carrying  the  Church  to  miners  and  merchants, 
Indians  and  Eskimos.  Our  stations  stretch  in  a 
thin  line  along  the  south  coast,  the  Yukon  River 
and  the  northwest  coast.  The  Church  hospitals 
and  the  devoted  missionary  nurses,  are  caring 
for  hundreds  of  people. 

5.  Patient  work  in  Mormon  strongholds. 
Mormonism  is  menacing  a  large  part  of  the 
farther  West.  With  singular  foresight  the 
Mormon  authorities  are  planting  colonies  in 
the  states  adjoining  Utah.  The  Church  seeks 
to  counteract  the  teaching  of  Mormonism  by 
positive  and  constructive  effort  rather  than  by 
denunciation.  To  extend  this  work  is  a  patri- 


otic  duty.  At  present  only  a  few  men  and  a 
trifling  amount  of  money  are  available. 

6.  Greater  effort  to  bless  and  better  life  in 
Porto  Rico,  Hawaii  and  the  Philippines.  It  is 
daybreak  in  those  islands.  More  men  and 
money  must  be  consecrated  to  meet  the  chal¬ 
lenge  of  present  opportunity.  In  addition  to 
the  native  peoples,  Americans,  living  in  these 
new  possessions  are  being  ministered  to  through 
churches  and  hospitals. 

WORK  and  money  invested  in  the  home 
field  bring  results.  Compare  these  fig¬ 
ures  for  a  western  missionary  district  and  an 
eastern  parish. 

The  Western 
District 

Income  for  one  year  $18,000  . 

Parishes  and  missions  .  .  51  . 

Clergy . 16  . 

Communicants  .  .  .  1680  . 

Baptisms . 245  . 

Confirmations  .  .  .  .  169  . 

Gifts  for  Church  Extension 
through  the  Board  of  Missions$909  . 

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Copies  of  this  leaflet  can  be  obtained  in  any  quantity  from  The 
Corresponding  Secretary,  281  Fourth  Avenue,  New  Yoik,  by 
asking  for  Leaflet  No.  967. 

The  Board  of  Missions  of  the 

PROTESTANT  EPISCOPAL  CHURCH 

Printed  at  The  Calumet  Press,  New  York 


The  Eastern 
Parish 

$20,000 

.  .  I 

.  .  2 

.  1225 

.  .  28 

.  .  27 

•  $379 


